Interview with Jane Cover

Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm
People discussed in interview: Paul Richmond, Anarchists, King County Sheriff, Seattle City Councilwoman, Eric Nelson, Seattle City Council, David Walker.

Summary of interview: Jane Cover became a legal observer with the National Lawyer's Guild. She believes this role allowed her to witness the protests objectively and to base
her opinions on first-hand experiences. She describes the training and duties of a legal
observer, as well as the events she observed and recorded during the days
of the protests. Although her main job was to watch the police, Cover
refers to the variety of groups present during the protests (ranging from
"hoodlums" to "people practicing excellent disobedience") and the overall
sense of nonviolence among the demonstrators. Cover also details her
initial shock at seeing Seattle policemen in full riot gear, the unique
difficulties of being an impartial observer in the "no-man's land" between
demonstrator and police officers, and her perception of the anti-protestor
bias in the WTO media coverage.

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Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm
People discussed in interview: Paul Richmond, Anarchists, King County Sheriff, Seattle City Councilwoman, Eric Nelson, Seattle City Council, David Walker.

Summary of interview: Jane Cover became a legal observer with the National Lawyer's Guild. She believes this role allowed her to witness the protests objectively and to base
her opinions on first-hand experiences. She describes the training and duties of a legal
observer, as well as the events she observed and recorded during the days
of the protests. Although her main job was to watch the police, Cover
refers to the variety of groups present during the protests (ranging from
"hoodlums" to "people practicing excellent disobedience") and the overall
sense of nonviolence among the demonstrators. Cover also details her
initial shock at seeing Seattle policemen in full riot gear, the unique
difficulties of being an impartial observer in the "no-man's land" between
demonstrator and police officers, and her perception of the anti-protestor
bias in the WTO media coverage.